PASADENA, California, Sept. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: "As part of my job, I play with strings, papers, and toys, and I like working on origami materials with my hands. We are building starshades that can block the light of stars to let us take pictures of planets beyond Earth. These large starshade structures need to be carefully folded up inside rockets and blasted to space, where they would then unfurl into what look like giant flowers. We are cha  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 16 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 9:00-10:00 p.m. - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: "Brendan Hunt, Melissa Villasenor and Joe Buck" (403) (Season Premiere) Logline: Celebrity contestants go head-to-head for charity with Brendan Hunt (Steps of Faith Foundation), Melissa Villasenor (TreePeople) and Joe Buck (St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation). Pat Sajak and Vanna White host. (TV-PG  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 16 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Nationally syndicated morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Sept. 18-22. Monday, Sept. 18 - Kelly and Mark chat with former "Live" co-host Ryan Seacrest! And Live's "Record Breaker Week" begins with Kelly, Mark and Ryan trying to break a new Guinness World Record. Tuesday, Sept. 19 - CNN's Anderson Cooper   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 16 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * The following announcement is sent on behalf of Assistant Managing Editor Angel Jennings and Sacramento Bureau Chief Laurel Rosenhall: We're excited to announce Anabel Sosa has returned to the Los Angeles Times as its inaugural California Local News fellow. She has joined the Sacramento bureau covering state politics and policy. This is Sosa's second stint covering the statehouse  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to amend the United States Constitution with a Right to Safety achieved a major milestone today as California became the first state in the nation to call for a Constitutional Convention for gun safety. With the Assembly's approval of Senate Joint Resolution 7 authored by Senator Aisha Wahab and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 16 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 in California. To support the mental health and wellbeing of California's young people, CDPH awarded $16,380,000 in grants to 34 youth-serving tribal and community-based organizations to support the implementation of its Youth Suicide Prevention Media and Outreach Campaign. "Suicide is a m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 15 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting petition for modification of decision (Agenda ID No. 21808) on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for Approval of its Electric Vehicle Charge 2 Program. (U39E.) DECISION GRANTING PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 22-12-054 Summary T  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 15 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following executive director order granting application (Case No. 23-09-003) on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of MARIN AIRPORTER (PSC-990) for authority to increase passenger fares for service between Marin County and San Francisco Airport (SFO) and to expand its existing Zone of Rate Freedom (ZORF). EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ORDER GRANTI  more

ARCATA, California, Sept. 13 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: California has a severe shortage of healthcare workers, according to the California Future Workforce Commission. It is especially acute in rural and minority communities where patients face months-long waits to receive healthcare. In an effort to address this shortage and diversify the workforce, Biology Professor and pre-med advisor Jianmin Zhong launched Cal Poly Humboldt's Health  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is now accepting applications for its groundbreaking $30 million Equity and Access Grant Program. This innovative program aims to empower tribes and community-based organizations across California by supporting projects that actively engage them in CPUC processes and promote clean energy programs. The CPUC introduced this program  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 16 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP advised private equity firm Cinven on the disposal of its stake in the Planasa Group, a global leader in the agri-food sector, to EW Group, a family-owned international group with key businesses in genetics, health, diagnostics, nutrition and food. This transaction will allow EW Group to strategically expand its breeding activities into the area of fruit and  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 14 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Hannah Druckenmiller joins the Caltech faculty this year as an assistant professor of economics. An environmental economist, Druckenmiller focuses on governmental policies concerned with preserving natural resources: whether the policies succeed or fail, how their costs and benefits can be better conceptualized for decision-makers, and how the effects of climate change can best be ameliorated thr  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 16 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: ABC's Emmy(R) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The following episodes are scheduled to air the week of Sept. 18-22 (subject to change): Monday,   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following Q&A on Sept. 8, 2023, with Roger Ghanem, Gordon S. Marshall Professor of Engineering Technology: * * * The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting a major USC research initiative to advance the next stage of the clean energy revolution. * * * In the race to discover powerful sources of renewable energy, hydrogen fuel is a major contender. However, that will   more